Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology

Ghosh, Sujit Kr.

• Aquatic Beetles of North Bengal, India (Coleoptera:Noteridae, Dytiscidae and Hydrophilidae)

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Sujit Kr. Ghosh ¹, Swapan Kr. Das ¹

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1 Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata, IN

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Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology, Vol 116, No 4 (2016), Pagination: 431-437

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The present study comprises of 19 species (Noteridae-03, Dytiscidae-11 & Hydrophilidae-05) of aquatic beetles belonging to 13 genera (Noteridae-02 & Dytiscidae-06 & Hydrophilidae-05) and 3 families collected from Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar districts of North Bengal. Two species among the 19 species are first time recorded from West Bengal.

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• First Record of Two Species of Cybister Curtis, 1827 (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) from Arunachal Pradesh, India

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Sujit Kr. Ghosh ¹, Bikramjit Sinha ²

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1 Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, New Alipore, IN
2 Zoological Survey of India, Arunachal Pradesh Regional Centre, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, IN

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Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology, Vol 116, No 1 (2016), Pagination: 97-98

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Dytiscidae are a moderately large family, commonly known as predacious diving beetles. They have unique swimming method. As a whole dytiscid beetles of Arunachal Pradesh as well as those from North-East India are still poorly known though the region is well known for its rich faunal diversity. Of the dytiscid known from India (currently more than 251 species), only 14 species have been reported from Arunachal Pradesh (Ghosh & Nilsson, 2012) which highlight the low level of studies of the family in the state which is located in one of the global biodiversity hotspot.

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• Diving Beetles of Karnala Bird Sanctuary, Maharashtra, India (Coleoptera:Dytiscidae)

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Sujit Kr. Ghosh ¹, V. D. Hegde ¹

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1 Zoological Survey of India, ‘M’ Block, New Alipore, Kolkata-700 053, IN

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Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology, Vol 115, No 1 (2015), Pagination: 73-75

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Karnala Bird Sanctuary (KBS) with an area of 12.1 square kilometers, inhabits more than 180 species of resident and migratory birds. The sanctuary is located 60 kilometers south of Mumbai, on the Mumbai-Goa highway of Raigad district, Maharashtra, India. The sanctuary is centered on the historic Karnala Fort.

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• Diving Beetles of Govind Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary, Himachal Pradesh, India (Coleoptera:Adephaga:Dytiscidae)

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Sujit Kr. Ghosh ¹

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1 Zoological Survey of India, ‘M’ Block, New Alipore, Kolkata-700 053, IN

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Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology, Vol 115, No 1 (2015), Pagination: 77-80

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The current knowledge of diving beetles fauna of protected area of Himachal Pradesh state is very limited. Biswas (2000) and Ghosh & Hegde (2013) reported aquatic beetles from Renuka Wildlife Sanctuary of this state. The Govind Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary (GSWS) is located in district Bilaspur and Mandi of Himachal Pradesh and the area of this sanctuary is about 10,000 hectares.

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• Further Contribution on Diving Beetles from Maharashtra, India (Coleoptera:Dytiscidae)

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Sujit Kr. Ghosh ¹

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1 Zoological Survey of India, ‘M’ Block, New Alipur, Kolkata-700 053, IN

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Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology, Vol 115, No 1 (2015), Pagination: 81-84

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Two hundred fifty one species belong to diving beetles of India pertaining to 48 form Maharashtra state (Ghosh & Nilsson, 2012). Knowledge on these beetles are quite insufficient. The species described from Maharashtra are Peschetius quadricostatus & Laccophilus parvulus by Aube (1838). Microdytes belli described by J.Balfour-Browne (1946). Vazirani (1968, 1977) described Clypeodytes hemani, Microdytes sabitae and Lacconectus lambai. Yola indica described by Bistrom (1983). This century, K.B. Miller & Wewalka (2010) described Microdytes whitingi. Further, some species reported from Maharashtra by our experts like Vazirani (1977), Brancucci (1986), Sharma (2002) and Ghosh & Hegde, in press.

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• Aquatic Beetles (Coleoptera) of Chhattisgarh, India

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Sujit Kr. Ghosh ¹, Kailash Chandra ¹, Deepa Jaiswal ²

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1 Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata-700053, IN
2 Zoological Survey of India, Freshwater Biological Station, Hyderabad-500 048, IN

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Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology, Vol 114, No 1 (2014), Pagination: 105-110

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With more than 3.8 lakh described species of beetles (Coleoptera) throughout the world (Zhang, 2011), 12,604 species belong to aquatic beetles (Jach and Balke, 2008). Despite the vast fresh water bodies in India, the information on aquatic beetles of several states is still lacking.

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• Aquatic Beetles of Nayachar Island, East Midnapore District, West Bengal, India

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Sujit Kr. Ghosh ¹, Gurupada Mandal ¹

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1 Zoological Survey of India, 'M' Block, New Alipore, Kolkata-700 053, IN

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Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology, Vol 113, No 3 (2013), Pagination: 93-95

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The present account is based on a collection of Coleoptera (Gyrinidae, Dytiscidae and Hydrophilidae) obtained from Nayachar Island of West Bengal which includes the report of 7 species under 6 genera of 3 families. The diagnostic characters and detailed distribution of each species are provided. Nayachar is an island located at the confluence of the Hooghly River and the Haldi River at the northern extent of the Bay of Bengal in the East Midnapore district of West Bengal state of India. It is a small island with an area of 64 square kilometers located at 22°02' N 88°04' E coordinates.

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• On a Collection of Aquatic Beetles (Order: Coleoptera: Gyrinidae, Dytiscidae and Hydrophilidae) of Renuka Wildlife Sanctuary, Himachal Pradesh, India

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Sujit Kr. Ghosh ¹, V. D. Hegde ¹

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1 Zoological Survey of India, 'M' Block, New Alipore, Kolkata-700 053, IN

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Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology, Vol 113, No 2 (2013), Pagination: 61-67

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The Renuka Wildlife Sanctuary (RWLS) is situated in the low subtropical zone and located about 60 kilometres from Nahan in Sirmour district of Himachal Pradesh. The total area of the sanctuary is about 4.028 square kilometres. The aquatic insects were collected between the Longitude of 77.4509 and Latitude of 30.6105 at an altitude of 668 meters. The entire sanctuary is Renuka Reserve Forest and has been declared as Abhayaranya. An area of roughly about 3 square kilometres that lies outside the sanctuary has been declared as a buffer belt.

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